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Dent-Ax

A Salem man died in a single car accident last night.
Police say the victim is 31-year-old Lance Scott Crawford.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Last Night;

The accident happened around 11 o'clock on Dent Road in Roanoke County.
Police say Crawford's vehicle ran off the road and overturned.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
Crawford was not wearing his seatbelt.
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County-Ax

ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 95-93
GRAPHIC=None

Police are still investigating an accident that killed a pedestrian Thursday
night.
A Roanoke County teacher was struck in her own neighborhood by a speeding
car.
A 16-year-old boy is charged with driving while intoxicated and aggravated
IN-voluntary manslaughter.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Thursday Night;

Bonnie Kitts was walking with her husband, not far from their home in the
Woodbridge subdivision.
The car struck the 45-year-old teacher, went up an embankment, through a
rock garden, over some landscape timbers, hit two small trees and came to a
rest on Kingsmill Drive.
SUPER=04-Today;

Both the driver and the victim lived in the neighborhood.
Neighbors say the accident has devastated the community.
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SOT 12:42:43
IN Q=parents should
((BONNIE HENLEY/NEIGHBOR: PARENTS SHOULD PULL TOGETHER AND HELP ONE ANOTHER.
IF SOMEONE SEES A CHILD SPEEDING CALL THE MOTHER AND TELL THEM, 'YOUR CHILD HAS
BEEN SPEEDING, PLEASE TALK TO YOUR CHILD.' SO THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO
ANOTHER FAMILY.))
SUPER=01-Bonnie Henley/Neighbor;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=TO ANOTHER FAMILY.
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VO-NAT

Neighbors say Kingsmill Drive is the only way in and out of their community.
And drivers often speed through the area.
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ANCHOR=Ron
SS=None

Bonnie Kitt taught home-bound children in Roanoke County and Salem.
Her son attends Glenvar High School with the boy who was driving the car.
The driver's name is not being released because of his age.

Juvenile-Crime

ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 95-112
GRAPHIC=None

The courts will decide next week if the teenage driver involved in
Thursday's fatal accident will be tried as an adult.
Earlier this week, a Henry County judge moved the case against 16- year-
old- Tommy Helms from Juvenile to Circuit Court.
This is the second time this year a case against a teenager accused of
murder has been moved out of the juvenile system.
The Juvenile Justice System has been under scrutiny during the past year.
And lawmakers say some changes are in the works for the next General
Assembly Session.
Denise Allen reports.
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IN Q=Tommy Helms
SUPER=03-Martinsville/Tuesday; :00
SUPER=03-Wytheville/October 31; :12
SUPER=01-Judge Philip Trompeter/Juvenile And Domestic Relations; :35
SUPER=@Gilmore; 1:15
SUPER=@Denise1; 1:30 (Screen Left)
RUNS=1:54
OUT Q=News 7
(( Tommy Lawrence Helms will stand trial as an adult for the shooting death of
Lavina Scales.
And the case against another 16-year-old, Christopher Shawn Wheeler, has
also been moved to Circuit Court.
Wheeler is charged with the murder of a Wythe County sheriff's deputy last
December.
In Virginia, juveniles can be tried as an adult when they're 14.
The governor's Committee on Juvenile Justice Reform would like to see all
juvenile defendants, 14 and older, who are charged with a violent crime be
automatically tried as adults.
Currently a judge makes that decision.
And many say it should stay that way.
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IN Q=
(( ))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=

Violent crimes made up three percent of juvenile arrests in 1993.
But at the same time a study done by the Department Of Criminal Justice
found that half of the juveniles convicted of violent crimes WERE NOT sentenced
to any time behind bars.
Attorney General Jim Gilmore says that's a reason for reform.
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SOT
IN Q=the core
((ATTORNEY GENERAL JIM GILMORE: THE CORE OF THE PROPOSAL IS THAT VIOLENT YOUNG
OFFENDERS WHO ARE COMMITTING VIOLENT ACTS AGAINST THE COMMUNITY BE TRIED AS
ADULTS AND SERVE ADULT TIME IN A SEPARATE FACILITY INTENDED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
AND THAT WE THIRD HAVE AN OVERALL BALANCE PROGRAM WITH ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
PROGRAMS.))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=school programs

The governor's reform plan would cost more than 60 million dollars for
juvenile facilities.
A study done by the Commission on Youth found that Virginians feel the
juvenile justice system should focus on rehabilitation.
Those working in the system say to do they'll need help.
Workers say smaller case-loads would allow them give teenagers the help they
need to turn their lives around.
Denise Allen News 7.))
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=On Record

For more information on the juvenile justice system watch "On Record"
tomorrow morning at 11.

Gov't-Shutdown

ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#95-113
GRAPHIC=Gov't Shutdown

It's happening again.
The federal government is shutting down.
The second shutdown in two months comes after the government spending
authority ran out at midnight.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

Congressman Bob Goodlatte says the whole situation could have been avoided
had the President followed last month's agreement.
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SOT 16:16:30
IN Q=there really
((CONGRESSMAN BOB GOODLATTE/R: THERE REALLY ISN'T MUCH ELSE THAT CAN BE DONE
BUT INSIST THAT BOTH PARTIES ADHERE TO THE FIRST AGREEMENT THAT WAS THE RESULT
OF THE FIRST SHUTDOWN.))
SUPER=@GOODLATTE;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=THE FIRST SHUTDOWN.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem/File Tape;

At the Salem V-A Medical Center it will be business as usual.
The director plans to count all scheduled leaves and sick days toward the
furlough quota.
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SOT 11:45:35
IN Q=we feel like
((JOHN PRESLEY/MEDICAL CENTER DIRECTOR: WE FEEL LIKE THIS CHICKEN GAME THEY'RE
PLAYING IN WASHINGTON SHOULDN'T EFFECT THE QUALITY OF CARE THAT WE GIVE TO THE
VETERANS AT THE SALEM V-A.))
SUPER=01-John Presley/Medical Center Dir.;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=the salem V-A
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=HOLD

National parks and monuments will feel the immediate impact of this
shutdown.
The full brunt of this partial shutdown won't be felt until Monday when
280-thousand federal workers will be furloughed.
That's if an agreement is NOT reached.

VA-Democrats

ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=Democrats

Unlike their Republican counterparts, Virginia Democrats voted to select
their 19-96 U-S Senate nominee at a party convention next year.
It was decided at a party meeting today in Richmond.
SS=Republicans

Earlier this month, the Republicans decided to go with a statewide primary
scheduled for June 11th.
SS=Warner, John

At issue is the senate seat held by Republican John Warner, who is seeking a
fourth term.
SS=Democrats

Democrats Mark Warner -- Leslie Byrne and Nancy Spannaus (SPAN-NUS) are all
seeking their party's nomination.
The convention will be June 7th and 8th in Hampton.
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=NONE

Coming up on News-7,
A D-J that is usually ON the air is now IN the air trying to collect bikes
for Toys for Tots.
We'll show you why he received a visit from the fire department this
afternoon.
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VO-NAT

And G-E employees also got in the giving mood--packing up food boxes for the
needy.
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MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#1

GE-Food

ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 95-110
GRAPHIC=Christmas

Workers at the General Electric plant in Salem, played Santa and spent the
morning delivering food boxes.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;

About 250 volunteers packed up nearly 18-thousand dollars worth of food.
Each box is filled with 90 pounds of food such as soft drinks, biscuit mix
and canned goods.
The program has been going on for 33 years and has become a family affair.
Volunteers say it's a good learning experience for everyone, especially the
children.
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SOT 9:02:42
IN Q=sharing and caring
((SHARING AND CARING. THEY DISCOVER THERE'S PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT NEED HELP.
MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR G-E ARE PRETTY WELL OFF AND WHAT THEY SEE HERE
IS THAT PEOPLE NEED HELP.
SOT 9:34:30

ALICE JACKSON: I CAN'T WAIT TO GET IN THERE AND SEE WHAT'S THERE. I KNOW
IT'S A LOT OF SURPRISE IN THERE AND I APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH.))
SUPER=01-George Belanger/Program Coordinator; :00
SUPER=07-Alice Jackson; :17
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=it so much.
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VO-NAT

G-E gets the names from the League of Older Americans and Roanoke County
Social Services.
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J-93

ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 95-108
GRAPHIC=Christmas

The first goal was 93 bikes-- but over 200 have been collected since
yesterday morning.
One local disc jockey has taken the Marine's Toys for Tots campaign to new
HEIGHTS.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Yesterday;

J-93's Slam Duncan and Marine Staff Sergent Steve Gardner are out on a limb
getting bicycles for children.
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SOT 15:35:46
IN Q=Literally by a
((SLAM DUNCAN: LITERALLY BY A STRING. WE'RE 93 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND HERE AT
TANGLEWOOD MALL ON THE CORNER OF 581 AND 419 AND SIR WE'RE DOING IT FOR THE
KIDS.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=at Christmas Time.
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VO-NAT

The two have been broadcasting live since yesterday morning.
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SOT 15:36:19
IN Q=We thought
((SLAM DUNCAN/J93 DISC JOCKEY: WE RAN A COUPLE OF IDEAS THROUGH OUR MINDS AND
WE THOUGHT WE'D STAY UP HERE UNTIL WE GOT 93 BIKES AND END IT. BUT THE REMOTE
HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL-- WE'RE COMMITTED TO BE HERE UNTIL MONDAY, 10 O'CLOCK ))
SUPER=01-Slam Duncan/J93 Disc Jockey;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=these folks have.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-Today;

This afternoon, The Cave Spring Volunteer fire department got in the act.
Santa's sleigh was in the shop, so they let him use their ladder truck
instead.
The bicycles will be taken to the Salvation Army Distribution Center and
distributed to needy families later in the week.
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Sports tease

ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none

The Steelers clinch a bye in the first round of the playoffs by spanking New
England today, a division 1-double a national champ is crowned,

S-Hokies

ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=TB95-1
GRAPHIC=Tech hoops

The Virginia Tech hokies are playing Georgia in mens basketball and Hokies
are trailing.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA; :00

At the half the Hokies were down 42-31 to the bulldogs. Tech's leadind
scorer so far has been Shawn Smith. Smitty scored 10 points in the first half.
We will have the complete highlights at 11.
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S-Marshall

Montana defeated Marshall 22-20 for the 1-Double A football national
championship today in Huntington.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Huntington, WV/1-AA National Championship; :00

The Thundering her was looking for it 's first title since 1992 as they
took their home turf.
The visitors from the Big Sky Conference can dish out some big hits.
Marshall's Eric Thomas receives the punishment.
Montana quarterback Dave Dickenson hits matt Wells for a 24 yard TD
completion for a 10-3 Montana lead.
Former Heritage star Chris parker tied the game at 10 a piece on this 10
yard jaunt in the 3rd quarter.
Parker, who is marshall's all time leading rusher, put the Herd up 2019 in
the 4th, on this 26 yard touchdown run. He had 94 yards on 23 carries.
But Dickenson shook off the 10 sacks he had suffered on the day and
SUPER=34-Montana/==2/Marshall/=20;
led Montana on the game winning drive, and with 39 second left in the game;
Andy Larson booted a 25 yard field. Montana beats Marshall 22-20 for the
1-double A national championship.
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The Steelers have now won 8 in a row. Today's battle kicked off at Three
Rivers.
Neil O'Donnell threw 2 touchdown passes on the day; this one going to
yancy Thigpen for 14 yards and a 10-6 Pittsburgh lead in the second quarter.
The cornerstone of the Steelers..still their defense. Brenston Buckner goes
all the way on a 46 yard touchdown gallop after recovering the fumble; 17-6,
Bill Cowher's troops out in front.
New England's Drew Bledsoe was sharp. He threw for 336 yards and 3 TD passes,
including this one to Curtis Martin for 22 yards to tie the game at 27 a piece.
SUPER=30-Pittsburgh/=41/New England/=27;
The pro bowl runner also gained 120 yards on the ground.
But O'Donnell was awesome. Here he connects with Ernie Mills on a 62 yard
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touchdown completion; it's 34-27 Pittsburgh and the Steelers win 41-27.